Decision details

Welsh Conservatives Debate

Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly

Status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Purpose:

Debates are one of the most frequent items of business on the Plenary agenda. Many types of debate are brought forward in Plenary, including:

  • Opposition party debates on a topic of their choice;

Other than in the case of Government debates, the time allocated for all other types of debates and their frequency are determined by the Business Committee

Decision:

The item started at 15.12

 

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

 

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

 

NDM5831 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes the important role that local authority services play in an individuals' experiences of public services.

 

2. Regrets the Welsh Government's persistent refusal to provide support to local authorities in preventing rises in council tax bills;

 

3. Notes that the average band D council tax for Wales for 2015-16 is £1,328; and that households are £546 worse off over the course of the Fourth Assembly due to the Welsh Government's refusal to implement a council tax freeze;

 

4. Believes that people in Wales will question the value for money provided by many local authority services further to these council tax rises; and

 

5. Further believes that more work needs to be done in Wales to utilise the role third sector organisations can play in effective local service delivery.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

11

0

38

49

The motion without amendment was not agreed.

 

The following amendments were tabled:

 

Amendment 1 – Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

 

Delete all after point 1 and replace with:

 

Regrets the implications for the future of local authority services if the UK Government continues to pursue austerity policies.

 

Believes that local authorities and communities should have the freedom to make their own decisions to raise finance, in order to protect local services and jobs.


A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

38

0

11

49

Amendment 1 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

 

NDM5831 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

1. Notes the important role that local authority services play in an individuals' experiences of public services.

 

2. Regrets the implications for the future of local authority services if the UK Government continues to pursue austerity policies.

 

3. Believes that local authorities and communities should have the freedom to make their own decisions to raise finance, in order to protect local services and jobs.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

38

0

11

49

The motion as amended was agreed.

Publication date: 30/09/2015

Date of decision: 30/09/2015

Decided at meeting: 30/09/2015 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly